The evolution of lexicology: A comperative study of lexical changes in English across different time periodsINTRODUCTION...................................................................................................3CHAPTER I. CHANGES IN VOCABULARY ACROSS TIME PERIODS...61.1. Expansion of the English vocabulary……………………………………….…61.2. Influence of others languages on English vocabulary......................................121.3. Semantic and phonological chances………………………………………….15CHAPTER II. THE INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE VARIATION AND DIALECTS.............................................................................................................172.1. Regional dialects…………………………………………………..................172.2. Socialects and idiolects....................................................................................232.3. The role of social factors in lexical changes…………………………………29CONCLUSION......................................................................................................31BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................33